EU FLAGS CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

The EU marked International Human Rights Day with a strong call for China to address widespread human rights violations and uphold international standards.

- TBG NETWORK

On International Human Rights Day, the European Union (EU) issued a strong statement expressing deep concerns over ongoing human rights violations in China, particularly about civil, cultural, economic, social, and political rights.

The EU urged China to uphold the fundamental rights of all individuals, including ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities.

The EU highlighted serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, where reports of mass detentions, widespread surveillance, forced labour, and systemic abuses, such as torture, forced abortion, and sterilization, continue to emerge.

The EU also expressed concern over restrictions on religious freedoms, the use of birth control policies, and sexual and gender-based violence.

These abuses, they said, contribute to cultural erasure, particularly for minorities in the region.

The statement stressed the importance of the rule of law, accountability, and justice, urging China to engage constructively with international human rights bodies, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.